NUT Server

[Wolfclaw]

So currently use an old Dell micro desktop as OPNsense gateway, RT-AX86U as AP running RM firmware and have 3 windows servers each protected by Eaton Eclipse Eco 1200 UPS.
Plan is to retire the Dell, rebuild servers with Proxmox to a cluster, have my big server run OPNsense/OpenWRT VM and each server run the NUT client in a LXC, as they all have spare capacity.
Now rather than run the NUT Server as a LXC, I had the idea that if it ran on a RPi, why can't it run on the AX86U that can monitor my big servers UPS and then send out the commands, it can't be that resource intensive?

Shoot me down in noob flames if this is not feasible or consider it a request if anybody has the time to code, if not already available, in an easy installer/setup via SSH or in the main routers GUI?

 

[ColinTaylor]

IIRC there are existing threads detailing how to run a NUT server on the router. Try the Better Search function.

 

[Jeffrey Young]

I have run NUT on my various Asus-Merlin Routers for a few years. The router shuts down my various systems when the battery reaches critical and puts the router into a safe state (i.e; sync;sync;halt).

I did run into a race condition that prevented the HID drivers from starting sometimes on a router boot when I moved to my AX86U Pro. I had to script a check for this condition during a reboot. I have had no issues since adding this quick check.

 

[bennor]

Shoot me down in noob flames if this is not feasible or consider it a request if anybody has the time to code, if not already available, in an easy installer/setup via SSH or in the main routers GUI?

The website's search feature turns up a number of posts in this subforum on using NUT: https://www.snbforums.com/search/1832165/?q=NUT&t=post&c[child_nodes]=1&c[nodes][0]=60&o=relevance
Including this one:

Entware - Asus Merlin Entware NUT Server

on your router, ssh in, run amtm, install entware with "ep" Setup NUT on Asus Merlin as per here: http://www.giuseppeparrello.it/en/net_router_install_nut_server.php need to change start upsd on asus to your login user as there is no root, tell the ASUS to load the UPS driver during boot and...

www.snbforums.com